Stocks mostly rise ahead of US pricing data, ECB meeting [Video]

European and US stock markets bounced higher and the dollar recovered Monday after big pre-weekend falls over concerns about the health of the US economy.

Global stocks slumped Friday after data showing weaker-than-expected US jobs growth.

Following Friday’s sharp losses — which came on the heels of drops earlier in the week — a rebound attempt was no surprise, said Briefing.com analyst Patrick O’Hare.

“It is simply the start of something after big losses, which makes it reflexive in nature,” he said in a note to clients before trading began.

“Will there be a successful buy-the-dip rebound or will the gains invite renewed selling pressure?”

Wall Street indices spent the entire session in positive territory, with all three major indices ending up about 1.2 percent.

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